She had to do everything just right. She picked the exact right outfit, put on the exact right makeup and styled her hair beautifully. She wanted to be sure to have the perfect pictures for their wedding announcements. She looked over at Glen. He was smiling like an idiot, as he drove them to theirContinue reading “Wedding Announcement”
Author Archives: Natolie Webb
A Picnic of Pearls
It was a beautiful day and her skirt was hitched above her knees to let the sun warm them. For once her hands didn’t worry her hems or her hair or wring themselves together in distress. She appeared relaxed and happy, sitting on our picnic blanket, her face turned toward the sky. “Let me braidContinue reading “A Picnic of Pearls”
Things Unsaid
I swallowed my truth whole, the moment I heard yours. Anything I said could only be a contradiction to your belief. My silence made little difference. My face was a marquee and you turned away in disgust. I let you leave the house without trying to stop you. Why I didn’t speak, I don’t know,Continue reading “Things Unsaid”
Becoming the Sky
I found you in the woods after days of searching. Your eyes stared sightlessly at the metallic sky. A sky whose gray color reflected your skin. If you were flying, it would have encompassed you, like camouflage. You would have enjoyed that… To leave the bounds of gravity and become one with the sky. IContinue reading “Becoming the Sky”
Expectations and Decisions
“She’s on my last fucking nerve today!” Kelsey slammed her keys down on the table, flopped into a chair and forced herself to take deep breaths. She had to get her composure back before she went back out there. Aimee poked her head out of her office. “Do you want me to get your momContinue reading “Expectations and Decisions”
Heat and Hellfire
Jessie shifted uncomfortably in the pew. The heat was getting to her, making her neck itch under her turtleneck. She tugged it, rubbing it back and forth on her itchy neck and pulling it out to let some air in. If only she could step outside for some air but she sat in the middleContinue reading “Heat and Hellfire”
The Calm, The Storm and The Trauma
There was a flurry of activity as we made frantic preparations, and then we waited. Instead of huddling together in one group, we had splintered off into small cliques. Milo and I took advantage of their preoccupation to make our way to a quiet spot by ourselves. We wanted to die together, unencumbered by theContinue reading “The Calm, The Storm and The Trauma”
Secondhand Adrenaline
Tara climbed the rock face with concentrated ferocity. Her lean and muscular body worked with rote muscle memory, pulling her closer and closer to the ledge on which he waited. Her hands gripped and released, gripped and released, while her legs maintained a steady balance below. From above, her face could be seen as aContinue reading “Secondhand Adrenaline”
Taking Steps (part 2)
Part 1 can be found here:https://everydayfiction.com/taking-steps-by-natolie-webb/ Leandra clutched her bag to her chest as she meandered through the crowded hallway after her last class. It had taken all of the skills she had acquired over the past three years to navigate her first day at university. She connected to her breath when she felt herContinue reading “Taking Steps (part 2)”
War and Surrender
Ralph stood over his son’s freshly dug grave wondering at the drymess of his eyes. As the minister intoned prayers, he turned his eyes skyward, in an act of defiance. How could a loving God have let his beautiful boy die in such a meaningless war? A blood-red sunset met his gaze, the sky aContinue reading “War and Surrender”
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